building a humidor GCSE dt

hi, im building a humidor for my GCSE design techknology final year project. Im not looking to build anything spectacular like a 1000ct cabinet humi but more like a 100 ct desktop/ jewelry box style humi.
For part of my project i have to conduct primary research (serveys/questionnaires) and an interview or interviews with possible clients and people who would buy the humi if properly manufactured, this is where you guys come in. I have made a small questionaire which if you could fill in and send back to me would be really really helpful.

thanks alot in advance jantrit

edit: sorry having trouble attaching the questionnaire, working on a solution now

Jantrit,

I'll happily fill in your questionaire when it is ready, just pm me.

Cheers

Stjohn

Post it as text in the thread. I'll fill it out also.

ok thanks, here it is, im afraid the formating is lost in the paste but hey.

HUMIDOR QUESTIONNAIRE

Name: …………………………………. Age: ……
Contact email: ……………………………………………

1. How many desktop humidors do you own?
Please tick.
0 [] 1 [] 2 [] 3 [] 4 [] 5 or more []

2. Would you be interested in purchasing a desktop humidor?
Please tick.
Yes []
No []

3. What capacity of desktop humidor would you be most interested in?
Please tick.
25-50 []
50-75 []
75-100 []
100-150 []

4. Would you like a glass viewing window or solid lid?
Please tick.
Glass window []
Solid lid []

5. Would you prefer a Spanish cedar structure encased in a veneer of your choice, or a Spanish cedar structure encased in a wood of your choice 1cm thick?
Please tick.
Veneer []
1cm wood []

6. Would you prefer the hygrometer of the humidor to be on the outside, inside or both? (Please specify position you would like it placed)
Please tick.
Outside [] ………………………………
Inside [] ………………………………
Both [] ………………………………

7. What wood would you like the outside of the humidor to be finished in?
Please tick. (If other please specify)
American black walnut []
American cherry []
Other ………………………….

8. Would you like a lock on your humidor?
Please tick.
Yes []
No []


thanks in advance, and please if you have any suggestions or ideas at all i would love to hear them.:smiley1:

sent my vote via PM. didn't want anyone cheating.

pm sent with answers.

Sent my reply via pm also. Good Luck !

Id like to say thank you to all who have replied so far:smiley1: ,and thank you in advance for anymore replies. :smiley41:

pm'd mine

sent mine via PM.
Good questionnaire
Would love to see the final product when you get finished.

well as much as i would like to show you a finished product it is lookign doubtful at the moment as i have just priced up the price of the honduran mahogany lining and it came to £177 or $354. It looks like i may not be going ahead with this project, which is a major major pain as i have done most of the paper work for it :smiley6: I am currently looking out for cheaper deals so i will keep you guys posted. thanks for all the questionnaire responses.

edit: whoops made a small miscalculation its actually nearer to £300 or $600

How big of a box are you building? Because that seems a little ridiculous to me.

Have you called a local lumber yard to see what the cost would be?

I know that Rockler ships internationally as well (www.rockler.com) and they have mahogany as well as spanish cedar. Unless you are building a tower cabinet, then the cost should be much less.

spiffy

thats what i thought, i had a good look around and found somewhere fairly local that will do it sawn to my dimensions for a good price, and they offer a student discount, so thats awsome and I will be going ahead with the project. I will post up some pics as i go along. Also if any one has any questions or suggestions it would be great to hear them.

thanks for all you help

glad you are continuing on it! and yes keep us updated. are you still going with the mahogany?

yeah im very happy that i can continue with this project, and i have that the new wood suppliers are very helpful and a joy to work with. I will be using a Brazilian cedar i believe, its basicaly Spanish cedar grown in Brazil, its what the guy at the wood suppliers recomended for lining a humidor so it shoudl be great. I've spent the last couple of days working on getting all the paper work side of the project together, and i am now looking and different finishes and finishing styles. After looking at the thread with pictures of you humidors in it i have i think decided to do a checker board venner finish in two woods , and that will either be french polished (lots of work) or waxed. Any thoughts or ideas on this?

edit: one question i forgot about, my humidor will be made up with a lining of Brazilian cedar and than 3 mill ply and they the veneer, do i need to treat the side of the ply that comes into contact with the cedar to stop it taking on moisture and possibly warping, say with a finishing resin or varnish, or will it be ok left untreated?

Once again thanks for all your help

Well its been a while since I last posted up, and I figured I owe you all an update:smiley3:
So construction is well under way, and there is only about 20 days until the whole project is due in :smiley5:.

here are a couple of pics, the first shows the box with the lid cut off , and the second shows the start of lining the humidor.

that looks awesome i cant wait to see a finished product i hope you get an A++ on you project

It's looking good jantrit! good luck for the rest of it.

Well i couldn't have done it without your help guys.
Here are a couple more photos of todays work.

looking even better! looks like you put a finnish on the inside?

Theres no finish on the Brazilian cedar lining as I thought this hindered its humidity absorption properties.
The plans for finishing the outside have somewhat changed since I last posted them, the new plane is to have a very light colored veneer stain it a color ( blue most likely) and then polish it up to a nice shine.
I really wish I could work on it now, but as it is at school i can't.

Well just a quick update the lid is lined and it fits quite nicely, I am planning on fitting the hinges in the next few days, Im taking a while to plan this so I don't muck it up when i do it. I will add some more pictures when the hinges are on.:smiley1:

cool :smiley20:

I have just started prepping the humidor for the hinges, here are a couple of pics, sorry for the bad quality and focus issues :smiley36:

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Originally Posted by jantrit

I have just started prepping the humidor for the hinges, here are a couple of pics, sorry for the bad quality and focus issues :smiley36:

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Looking good so far. What are the inside dimensions? And what do you plan to use to keep the humidity up?

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Originally Posted by Corvin

Looking good so far. What are the inside dimensions? And what do you plan to use to keep the humidity up?

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Thanks, the inside dimensions are 400mm x 270mm x 300mm or something like that, I have a poly-acrylic humidifier to keep the humidity up in there (some sort of crystal, that swells when charged with distilled water).

Well time for another update, with once again blurry out of focus pictures:smiley36:
the hinges are in !, they just need a little fine tuning but other wise the fit well. I have moved the veneer into my workshop so that it can take a day or two to acclimatize to the conditions in the workshop, this is so it shouldn't warp or move when applied to the piece:smiley5: .

Here are the pics the first two show the hinges going in, the third shows it all put together.

Its looking great! Keep up the good work.

jantrit wanted me to post new pics of his completed humi. so here you go


the edit was to attach more pics

Looks good dude. :smiley20: Is the lid nice and tight? Hold moisture well?

WOW that is really nice. great job!:smiley20: